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An album of 50 silhouettes, all except one probably by Maria Arthington, mostly depicting members of the Society of Friends living in Leeds and district
Arthington, Maria
c.1810-1820
Silhouettes cut from white paper and backed with black; all identified, some annotated and some dated; signature on front fly-leaf 'Maria Arthington'; bound in dark brown leather with brass edges and ...
Quaker miscellany of printed and manuscript material, notably sermons by Samuel Fothergill and autobiographical writings by Mary Penington.
Fothergill, Samuel (1715-1772)
c.1769-1781
Comprises: (1) Samuel Fothergill: Sermon at York, 30 June 1769, pp.3-17 [Manuscript]; (2) Samuel Fothergill: Prayers at Leeds, 26 June 1769, pp. 17-20 [Manuscript]; (3) Samuel Fothergill: Sermon at Le...
Spiritual diary of John Cowell, apparently inspired by the death of his wife
Cowell, John
1826-1853
Also contains notes of sermons preached by the Rev. Joseph Irons, minister of Grove Chapel, Camberwell, London, and other annotations, 1826-1839.
Miscellany of English verse with Quaker connections.
1773
A miscellany of poems in English, including some with Quaker connections, such as 'Bristol Theatre: A Poem' by James Gough, the well-known Quaker historian, and 'The Country Quaker'.
The Quakers tea table overturn'd, the tea spill'd and all the china broke. A satyrical poem in 4 parts, by a lover of the ancient plainness and simplicity of that people
1717
Lengthy satirical and didactic criticism of Quakers for hypocritically allowing their daughters to indulge in the social fashion for drinking tea, coffee and chocolate, seeing this as an opening to gr...